Folding landing net



July 2l', 1925.

L.A.MASCHMANN FOLDING LANDING NET Filed Aug. 16, 1922 feld?! PatentedJuly 21, 1925i.

rinon A. Masonivranu, or s'r.v Leurs, Missounr.

'FOLDING .LANDING NET.

Y Appleman aieaaegustie, 192s. se1

.Be it known thatl, Lao A. l\lasoL-rarr-.NN, a citizen ot the UnitedStates, residing, in the city ol St. Louis and State` of Missouri, haveinvented i A.certain n ewf` and useful lm rovementsin F oldino` LandingNets Voll which the following vis la speciication.V

This invention relatesl tojfoldahle or col,- lapsible fishing nets, and1s a distinct and practical improvementV to overcome certain practicalohjectionwto, and detectsin, the,

present universal types of landing nets.

The object of my present invention is to;

constructja net to hefolded in one unit without dissemhlingly itscomponent p arts, and,` vto vreduce the4 volume ofthe net'when collapsedto a mininmm space to hc carried with ease, or conveniently stored `awayin hand longs or the like. j

A 'further object of my stantial connection..V

Another object of this invention is to prom vide a. device ot thecharacter indicated having novel means tor adjustable sections trom acentral, or single point to shift the parts to their predeterminedpoint.

lNith the above and other objects in View, the invention consists in thenovel features ot construction, arrangement and combination ol partshereinafter more. fully descrihcd and linally pointed out .in the claimhereto appended.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part tot thisspecification, wherein like characters 'ot reference denote similarparts throngliout the several views:

Fig. 1, is a plan view ot the trame section embodying my invention.

Fig. 2, is a plan view ot the hinged section ot a rectilinear area.

Fig. 3, is a plan view of the hinged section in the wedge collar.

Fig. l, is a plan view ot the. angular hinged section engaging thestraight. cross arms.

Fig. 5, is a plan view of a hinged teminal connection for therectangular bar-arms- Fig. 6, is a side view ot the wedge collar andhandle showing` parts partly broken away.

Fig. 7, is a plan View of the net supporting frame-member in collapsedposition.

Fig. 8, is a plan View ot the frame memj inventioiris provide a simpleand sufficient strnctnralp formation and combination` otpartsin acombined unit adapted :foralready and suhn j.

' u "10pt rod 5.

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hers and `handlein collapsed position with thejjnet fahricinrappedaround the frame and handle thereof.

Figi), is an assemhledview of my device m perspective.

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Figs. land 9. Thedevice is composed of a series ofspaced ftrame membersarranged Vat `equal distances to` swing `alcout a fixed `center indifferent angular adjustment for clamping purposes. `acting rods 4 `and5 are` hinged at their outer terminals()l to the hitorlred 4sleeves l'by` yments off thepins 8. The rods l and 5 also `The longitudinal cohavea central hinged connection wherein the rod 4 is composed ot a hearingsleeve 9 with flat extensions to'` o verlie each other,

g 0, .is a hottomfviegw, in perspective, i ol' ahearing plate in ythewedge collar showing' lthe ditlerent recessed arrangement.

Referring-to. the drawing, the distended v ,structure ofmydevice isclearly shown iny said estensione comprising hiturcated` terpyminal'sffto, engage-the flattened end portion The shoulder 11 on rode jformed by flattening the terminal portion ot the rod 5 will limit themovement ol:l the hearing sleeve 9 from its rectilinear position.Mounted within the internal screw threaded portion ot thehearing sleeves'l'k are the adjacent rods 12 pivotally engaging the sleeves 13. Formedupon each sleeve 13 is a lip 14 to act as a stop to check the rods 12against linear displacement. A rod 15 engages the internally screwthreaded heel ends ot' one of the hearing sleeves 13 and has itsoppositely disposed terminal fastened to a hearing sleeve 17, saidsleeve 17 pivotally engaging a rod 16, as shown in Fig. 3. The sleeve 17is formed at its junction with rods 15 and 16, with a bore 13 todetachahly re ceve a thumb nut equipped holt 2O passing through a wedgecollar 19. Said wedge collar 19 is composed of a pair of jaws with theirinner faces 2l and 22 in mutual contact with the hearing sleeve 17 androd 16 and being provided with clogging devices 23 and 24, as shown inFigs. 6 and 10. Said clogging devices 23 and 24 are of a varied width sothat when the component part of rod 1G, the sleeve 17, in its angulartravel will reach the dog 23 fit-ting the enlargement of the sleeve l?,it will normally lock said sleeve memher l? with its component rods 15and 16 thereby registering said rods in their longitudinal movement, andhy clamping thg jaws 2l and 22v of the Wedge, colla-r3.1 9 with y:them

thumb nut equipped boltV 20, the entire frame structure with its groupsof aligned members Will be held in rigid-adjustment. A

Integral With the upper jaw 21'4 Iofmthe Wedge collar 19 is a circularframeportion.,

"1 net into a collapsible formation, the/clamping bolt 2O is loosenedsuicientlyto diseii` gage the jaws 21 and 22 from mutual con-f tact withthe bearing sleeve 17-and rod 16, thereby allowing all 'component partsvto disengage theirhinged connection and :be moved` 'into a line oftheir length, as shown in F 7 An inward turn of thef upperjaw member 21,with its attached handle holder 25,*Wll cause said liandleinember 25land handle 26 to overlievthe- 'collapsed vframe portions,y in linearalignment, as shown in Fig. 8, thus condensingI thel voluminous contentsof the unit intoan advantageous form for carrying purposes. Y' Y l y yThe many advantages of `themhereinIk de scribed invention will readilysuggest themf selves tothoseskilled in the art-to'vvhich appertains. i

I `doiiot desire to be understood as limiting myself to the exactdetails of construction and arrangement as herein described andilliistrated,asitu manifest that variations and modifications may bemade Withoutv departing from the spirit and scope of my invention andthe tei-ins of the following claiin, hencev I Wish it to be understoodthat I reserve the right to makeany such changes, or modifications asmay fairly -fall Within the scope of the appended claim whenfairlyhconstriied.

What I 'claim is:

In a collapsible*fishingl net structure, a handle, a frame, saidframeconsisting of a pair of innerend members hingedlyl connected attheir adjacent ends to said handle,

a pair of outer end members hingedly con-V Qnected at their adjacentends, a pair of side members hingedly `connected at their ends to Ysaidinner a'ndsaid outer end vmembers, stops formedon the: outer ends of theinner end frame members to hold the side members in parallel yrelationwhen the frame is in its open position, a net suspended from said framemembers and means vfor'clainping the adjacent, hinged ends of Atheinnerl frame `members yagainst displacement for holding .the frame ineither rigid openV position yor rigid collapsed position.

Inftestiniony whereof, I have hereunto signed lmy name to thespecification.

LEO, A. MASCHMANN.

